Physics
The captain of a plane wishes to proceed due west. The cruising speed of the plane is 255 m/s relative to the air. A weather report indicates that a 39.0-m/s wind is blowing from the south to the north. In what direction, measured with respect to due west, should the pilot ...September 12, 2016

Physics
In the absence of air resistance, a projectile is launched from and returns to ground level. It follows a trajectory similar to that shown in Figure 3.10 and has a range of 29 m. Suppose the launch speed is doubled, and the projectile is fired at the same angle above the ...September 12, 2016

Physics
A horizontal rifle is fired at a bull's-eye. The muzzle speed of the bullet is 640 m/s. The gun is pointed directly at the center of the bull's-eye, but the bullet strikes the target 0.028 m below the center. What is the horizontal distance between the end of the rifle...September 12, 2016

Physics
A bird watcher meanders through the woods, walking 1.13 km due east, 1.01 km due south, and 3.95 km in a direction 49.8 ° north of west. The time required for this trip is 1.965 h. Determine the magnitudes of the bird watcher's (a) displacement and (b) average velocity.September 12, 2016

Physics
A VW Beetle goes from 0 to 46.0 mi/h with an acceleration of +2.35 m/s2. (a) How much time does it take for the Beetle to reach this speed? (b) A top-fuel dragster can go from 0 to 46.0 mi/h in 0.750 s. Find the acceleration (in m/s2) of the dragster.September 12, 2016

Science
It can be inferred from the passage that radioactive dating is important for estimating the age of A) all known meters B) all existing planets C) the earth D) the treesAugust 11, 2016

physics
In a city grid, each block on the east-west streets is 180 meters long. Each block on the north-south streets is also 180 meters long. A walker walks 4 blocks north and then 3 blocks east. How much farther did the walker travel than the actual distance between the start and ...June 27, 2016

penn foster
1. A 30 kg dog is receiving fluids at a rate of 40 mL/hour. It needs a drug added to 500 mL of fluids so that it receives 2 mg/kg each hour. The drug has a strength of 2%. What volume of drug will you add? A.15ml B.37.5ml C.12.5ml D.3mlMay 25, 2016

Latin
Translation Help: Where do Ablatives and Genitives fit into a Latin sentence? How do you tell if a prepositional phrase is with an Ablative or Accusative?May 22, 2016

Physics
The figure (Figure 1) shows a model of a crane that may be mounted on a truck.A rigid uniform horizontal bar of mass m1 = 80.0 kg and length L = 5.30 m is supported by two vertical massless strings. String A is attached at a distance d = 1.90 m from the left end of the bar and...March 22, 2016

math
A car traveled 63 miles on 3 gallons of gas. What proportion can you set up to determine how many miles, m, the car can travel on 7 gallons of gas?March 7, 2016

physics
You throw a 0.15 kg ball straight upward from ground level with an initial speed of 15 m/s. (Yes, from ground level. This is to make the calculations easier. If it bothers you, imagine you are standing in a dugout.) Your friend throws a 0.09 kg lump of clay upward after it. ...February 28, 2016

MUSIC
1. What is the difference between composition and improvisation? Choose the correct. A. Composition is the art of making music spontaneously, while improvisations are carefully planned. B. Improvisation is the art of making music spontaneously, while compositions are carefully...February 22, 2016

phyics
Suppose a runner completes one lap around a 400-m track in a time of 50 s. Calculate the average velocity of the runner. Express your answer in meters per second to the nearest integer.September 12, 2015

Math
You are buying a fence to enclose a garden that has an area of 360 square feet. x + 9 The bottom of garden x side of garden a) What is the width of the area to be enclosed? Answer in units of ft b) How much fencing do you need? Answer in units of ftJanuary 28, 2015

Chemistry
How many mL of 0.122 M Na2CO3 would be needed to precipitate all of the copper ions in 23.7 mL of 0.167 M CuSO4? How many grams of CuCO3 could be recovered?November 4, 2014

Math
A kitchen floor measures 10ft by 12 ft. Calculate the minimum area and maximum area using the greatest possible errorOctober 27, 2014

Algebra
The cost for a student ticket to a basketball game is $1 and a non student ticket is $2. The total sales for the game were $460 with 360 tickets sold, how many student tickets were sold?October 20, 2014

physics
A car with a mass of 2,000 kg has a kinetic energy of 900,000 J. How fast is it traveling?May 21, 2014

physics
At the top of a hill, a roller coaster has 67,500 J of kinetic energy and 290,000 J of potential energy. Gradually, the roller coaster comes to a stop due to friction. If the roller coaster has 30,000 J of potential energy when it stops, how much heat energy is generated by ...May 21, 2014

Trigonometry
Graph the function y=2sin(x-2pi/3). To draw the graph, plot all x-intercepts, minima and maxima within on period. I need to graph at least 5 points. I have -pi, 0, pi, 2pi, 3pi, and 4pi along the x-axisMarch 24, 2014

Chemistry
What is the molarity of an aqueous solution that is 6.44% glucose (C6H12O6) by mass? (Assume a density of 1.03 g/mL for the solution.)March 16, 2014

physics
A 12.0 g bullet is fired into a 13.9kg wooden block that is hanging straight down, suspended by a 2.00 m length of light line. The bullet has a muzzle velocity of 94.2 m/s. When the bullet hits the block, the bullet stays in the block. The block swings outward so that the line...March 15, 2014

English
A verb phrase that acts as a noun is called a? participial. adverbial. infinitive. gerund. Which of the following is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? Applause came from the bleachers. A) Applause came B) came from C) from D) from the bleachers My answers: D. ...January 12, 2014

Physics
When the end of a particular garden hose is held at a height of 1m, water flows out of it at 8 cm/s. What is the difference in fluid pressure between the end of the hose and a portion resting on the ground? Suppose I cover half of the area at the end with my thumb. What ...December 5, 2013

Physics
Seawater has a density of about 1024 kg/m^3. In fresh water, the water line on a certain rectangular raft (8.8cm thick) moves 3.2 cm when a load of cargo is placed on it. How much will the same load of cargo move the water line in seawater? What is the pressure in fresh water ...December 5, 2013

Physics
The gravitational acceleration on the surface of Mercury is 0.38 times that of Earth. Its radius is also about 0.38 times that of the Earth. What is the ratio of the density of Mars to that of Earth?December 5, 2013

Physics
A particular asteroid has a circular orbit about the Sun with a radius of 450 million miles. How long does it take to go around the sun? Compare the prediction of Kepler's 2nd law to a direct computation with Newton's 2nd law. How much area does the line connecting the...December 5, 2013

Physics
Placing a 215 g mass on a vertical spring causes a stretch of 5.1 cm. The mass is released at t=0 with y=0.15m (higher than the equilibrium hanging length) with a velocity of v=-1.3 m/s. What is the spring constant of the spring? What is the amplitude of the motion of the mass...December 5, 2013

Physics
A particular piano wire has middle C (261.7 Hz) for its second harmonic. The wire's length is 2.7m. What is the speed of the wave in the wire? If the wire has 270 lbs of tension what is its linear density? What is the wavelength of this tone emitted into the air? Suppose ...December 5, 2013

biology
Which provides more energy for the cell to perform its functions, cellular respiration or fermentation? Explain.December 3, 2013

econ/business
Last month, Sue, of sue's sandwiches, sold $3000 worth of product(sandwiches and sodas) from her sidewalk cart to 300 customers. She spent $600 on the sandwich ingredients and buying the sodas wholesale. Her monthly costs are the following: Utilities = $60, salary =$1,500...November 20, 2013

Statistics
A university has 1,000 computers available for students to use. Each computer has a 250-gigabyte hard drive. The university wants to estimate the space occupied on the hard drives. A random sample of 100 computers showed a mean of 115 gigabytes used with a standard deviation ...October 27, 2013

algebra
1 hour=360 seconds (60*60) 1 kilometer=1000 meters to convert kilometers/hour to meters/second you can just do 1(kilometer)/1(hour)=1000(meters)/360(seconds) seeing as how you want your final answer in hours well convert the 89.44m/s train into km/h 89.44*1000/360=?km/h then ...October 20, 2013

science
Explain the following statement: "scientific knowledge is the result of a great deal of debate and confirmation within the science community."October 18, 2013

Physics
A dock worker applies a constant horizontal force of 80.0N to a block of ice on a smooth horizontal floor. The frictional force is negligible. The block starts from rest and moves 10.0m in the first 6.00s. What is the mass of the block of ice?October 2, 2013

math
a rectangle with a perimeter 70 feet can have an area of 150 ft^2. use A(x) to demonstrate this fact algebraically and graphically.August 15, 2013

Math
What descriptive statistical information is needed in order to determine if a current temperature of 75-degree is a departure from the average temperature of 65 for that date of the year in that particular location, if the record low is 35 and record high is 90 for that date?June 11, 2013

Physics
I came here earlier with this question: "A force of 20 N acts toward the west. Another force acts at the same point so that the resultant of the two forces is zero. What is the magnitude and direction of the second force?" I was wondering if someone could explain to ...March 5, 2013

Physics
A force of 20 N acts toward the west. Another force acts at the same point so that the resultant of the two forces is zero. What is the magnitude and direction of the second force?March 4, 2013

physical chemistry
This question is about a lab called Heats of Ionic Reaction in my Physical Chemistry class. I need to know why there should be a large percentage error in deltaH4March 4, 2013

chemistry
help please, have no clue how to solve this. (a) you are given a mixture containing two compounds, A and B. both compounds have a solubility of 1g/100mL of solvent at 20 deg C and 16g/100mL of solvent at 100 deg C. The sample is composed of 3.5 g of A and 10 g of B. at 100 deg...February 11, 2013

geometry
a tree grew at a 3 degree slant from the vertical. at a point 60 feet from the tree, the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 14 degrees. find the height of the tree to the nearest tenth of a foot.December 11, 2012

geometry
an A-frame house is 45 feet high and 32 feet wide. find the measure of the angle that the roof makes with the floor. Round to the nearest degree.December 11, 2012

Geometry
A 38 foot tree casts a 16 foot shadow what is the angle of elavation of the sun to the nearest degree?December 11, 2012

Physics
A truck is moving 40 m/s when it encounters a ramp inclined by 30% above the horizontal. Gravel provides a frictional force to slow the truck and has a coefficient of friction(.5). How far along the ramp would the truck travel before coming to a stop?December 9, 2012

calculus
a lighthouse is 1 km from the shoreline and revolves at 10 pi radians a minute what is the speed of the light as it sweeps across the shore as it lights up at sand at 2 km from the light houseDecember 6, 2012

Chemistry
How much heat, in Kj, is required to melt 11.0g of ice, at -13.0 degrees C, and vaporize the H20, and rise the temperature of the steam to 114 degrees C. Need help. Anyone, please!November 19, 2012

PHYSICS HELP!
A typical propeller of a turbine used to generate electricity from the wind consists of three blades as in the figure below. Each blade has a length of L = 33 m and a mass of m = 415 kg. The propeller rotates at the rate of 21 rev/min. 120degree angle between blades a) Convert...October 31, 2012

Calculus
A farmer has 120 meters of wire fencing to make enclosures for his pigs and cows. The rectangular enclosure he is considering will have one side up against a barn (in the center of one side that is 150 meters long, so the enclosure won't require fencing along that edge) ...October 30, 2012

College Chemistry
Two moles of Mg and five moles of O2 are placed in a reaction vessel, and then the Mg is ignited to produce Mg (F.W.= 40.31 g/mole). What is the actual mole ratio, the calculated mole ratio, how many moles of MgO are formed, and what is the weight of MgO formed?October 21, 2012

Math
128=x+16 128= number of total students. X= the number of boys so, 16+X because there are 16 more girls than boys... so subract 16 from 128 which equals 112 so the number of boys is 112 and the number of girls is 112+16October 13, 2012

math
Jon begins jogging at a steady 3m/sec down the middle of lane one of a public track. Laura starts even with him in the center of lane two but moves 4m/sec. At the instant they begin, Ellie is located 100 meters down he track in lane four, and is heading towards them in his ...October 2, 2012

physics
The record for a marathon is 4 h, 36 min, 21 s. The marathon distance is 90.25 km. Determine the average speed in m/s of a runner achieving this record.September 16, 2012

physics
A car is traveling 15 m/s when the driver sees a child standing on the road. He takes 0.8 s to react, then steps on the brakes and slows at 8.0 m/s2. How far does the car go before it stops?September 16, 2012

physics
Which has the greater acceleration, a car that increases its speed from 50 to 62 km/h, or a bike that goes from 0 to 12 km/h in the same time?September 16, 2012

physics
A bus is moving at 30 m/s when the driver steps on the brakes and brings the bus to a stop in 2.6 s. What is the average acceleration of the bus while braking?September 16, 2012

Physics
Determine the final velocity of a proton that has an initial velocity of 2.15x10^5 m/s, and then is accelerated uniformly in an electric field at the rate of -1.10x10^12 m/s2 for 1.20x10^-7 s.September 13, 2012

Physics
A car slows from 17 m/s to 2.0 m/s at a constant rate of 2.1 m/s2. How many seconds are required before the car is traveling at 2.0 m/s?September 13, 2012

Chemistry
For another picnic you want to make hamburgers with pickles, again without having any left over. You need to balance the number of packages of buns (which usually contain 8 buns) with the number of packages of hamburger patties (which usually contain 12 patties) and the number...September 8, 2012

Geometry
In the triangle ABC, the measure of angle A=(5x+3)degrees, the measure of angle B=(8x-2)degrees, and the measure of angle C=(5x-1) degrees. Find the measure of each angle.September 7, 2012